# Saison 1978-1979 des Celtics de Boston

La saison 1978-1979 des Celtics de Boston est la 33e saison de la franchise américaine de la National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Draft

| Tour | Rang | Joueur | Position | Nationalité | Provenance |
| 1 | 6 | Larry Bird | SF/PF | États-Unis | Indiana State |
| 1 | 8 | Freeman Williams | G/F | États-Unis | Portland State |
| 2 | 30 | Jeff Judkins | G/F | États-Unis | Utah |

## Classements de la saison régulière

Conférence Est :
| N$^o$ | Franchise | Vic. | Déf. | PCT |
| 1 | Bullets de Washington | 54 | 28 | 65.9 |
| 2 | Spurs de San Antonio | 48 | 34 | 58.5 |
| 3 | 76ers de Philadelphie | 47 | 35 | 57.3 |
| 4 | Rockets de Houston | 47 | 35 | 57.3 |
| 5 | Hawks d'Atlanta | 46 | 36 | 56.1 |
| 6 | Nets du New Jersey | 37 | 45 | 45.1 |
| 7 | Knicks de New York | 31 | 51 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Cavaliers de Cleveland | 30 | 56 | 36.6 |
| 8 | Pistons de Détroit | 30 | 52 | 36.6 |
| 10 | Celtics de Boston | 29 | 53 | 35.4 |
| 11 | Jazz de La Nouvelle-Orléans | 26 | 56 | 31.7 |
| Division Atlantique | V | D | PCT | GB |
| Bullets de Washington | 54 | 28 | 65.9 | - |
| 76ers de Philadelphie | 47 | 35 | 57.3 | 7 |
| Nets du New Jersey | 37 | 45 | 45.1 | 17 |
| Knicks de New York | 31 | 51 | 37.8 | 23 |
| Celtics de Boston | 29 | 53 | 35.4 | 25 |

## Effectif

| Numéro | Joueur | Position | Provenance |
| 7 | Tiny Archibald | PG | Texas-El Paso |
| 10 | Jo Jo White | PG | Kansas |
| 11 | Bob McAdoo | C | UNC |
| 12 | Don Chaney | SG | Houston |
| 18 | Dave Cowens | C | Florida State |
| 27 | Kevin Stacom | SG | Holy Cross, Providence |
| 27 | Marvin Barnes | PF | Providence |
| 30 | Cedric Maxwell | SF | UNC Charlotte |
| 32 | Jeff Judkins | SF | Utah |
| 34 | Dennis Awtrey | C | Santa Clara |
| 35 | Billy Knight | SF | Pitt |
| 35 | Tom Barker | C | Hawaii |
| 41 | Curtis Rowe | PF | UCLA |
| 42 | Chris Ford | SG | Villanova |
| 43 | Earl Tatum | SG | Marquette |
| 45 | Frankie Sanders | SF | Southern University and A&M College |
| 52 | Earl Williams | C | Winston-Salem State |
| 53 | Rick Robey | C | Kentucky |

## Statistiques

| Joueur | Matchs | Min/m. | % Tir | % LF | Rbds/m. | Pass/m. | Int/m. | Ctrs/m. | Pts/m. |
| Tiny Archibald | 69 | 24.1 | .452 | .788 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 23 | 10.7 | .386 | .800 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Tom Barker | 12 | 10.9 | .438 | .733 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Marvin Barnes | 38 | 20.9 | .491 | .652 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| Don Chaney | 65 | 16.5 | .420 | .857 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Dave Cowens | 68 | 37.0 | .483 | .807 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| Chris Ford | 78 | 33.7 | .474 | .753 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| Jeff Judkins | 81 | 18.8 | .503 | .815 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.8 |
| Billy Knight | 40 | 28.0 | .502 | .808 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 80 | 37.1 | .584 | .802 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 19.0 |
| Bob McAdoo | 20 | 31.9 | .500 | .670 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| Rick Robey | 36 | 25.4 | .481 | .816 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.4 |
| Curtis Rowe | 53 | 23.1 | .436 | .693 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Frankie Sanders | 24 | 9.0 | .462 | .815 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Kevin Stacom | 24 | 10.8 | .391 | .684 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Earl Tatum | 3 | 12.7 | .400 | .800 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| Jo Jo White | 47 | 31.0 | .428 | .888 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| Earl Williams | 20 | 13.7 | .439 | .583 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.1 |